Washable garter



ATTORNEYS 1,581,424 E. c. BLOMEYER WASHABLE, GARTER Filed A ril 27, 1925 lNvEN'l oR E.C.BLOME April 20 1926.

Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

, EDWARDCHARLES nLonEYER, or KANSAS any, MISSOURI I r WASI-IABLE GARTER. H

" 'Application'filc'd April 27, 1925. Serial No.'26,268.

To all whom it may-concern: 1 1 Be it known that LDEDWARD CHARLES BLOMEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Washable Garters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description My invention relates' to improvements in 19 washable garters, and it consists in'the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide, a garter which may be washed and which will remain substantially unaffected by the washing process as distinguished from garters having elastic portions with rubber therein. A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the'type described'in which'a loop is usedwith means for enlarging or contracting the loop as desired so as to afford a ready means of inserting a portion of the garter therethrough, while insuring asnugand'comfortablefit.

A further obj ectof my invention is to' improve, washable garters of the type herein disclosed, as'far as facility of adjustment and the absence of certain buttons 'or other fastening devices that are found'in garters of this type, whereby the construction is rendered simple, and the cost is reduced but without sacrificing the features of comfort and ease of adjustment which are so highly desirable.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a view of the garter as extended before it is arranged into a loop for wearing, Figure 2 is a view of the reverse side of the garter,

Figure 3 is a view showing the manner in which the loop is formed,

Figure 4 is a View showing the position of the garter in use,

gigure 5 is a view showing a metal slide, an

Figure 6 is a view of a modified form of the device.

In carrying out my invention I provide a from spreading. It is to be understood,

garter be made of a Disposed on the bodyportion 'of the garter body portion 1 which is preferably made of knit goods to provide a certain amount of flexibility or elasticity. Near one end is a substantially triangular portion 2 having reenforcing material stitched to provide a strong end portion-to which the strap 3 which carries the clasp atissecured; This clasp 4' is of the ordinary type, consisting preferably of a metal loop-and rubber coveredlug. f 1

The opposite end of the garter has a portion 5 which is shown in the drawing'as reenforced with somenon-flexible fabric for the purpose of preventing theslots 6 and 7 however, that the portion 5 would not necessarily need to be so reenforced, should the heavier fabric, knit or otherwise.

is a slide 8 of the shape shown in Figure 3. This is a piece of metal having parallel slots 9 separated'by abar portion 10. It will be noted that one side of the slide is prolonged as shown at-11- for a purpose hereinafter explained.

- From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The

metal slide 8 is placed on the body portion by threading the same through the slots 9.

In order to form a loop, the end of the garter having the clasp 4 (see Figure 3) is folded back and passed first through the slot 6 to one side, and then through the slot 7 to the opposite side, thus forming a loop portion 12. The slide 8 determines the size of the loop 12, since it cannot pass through the slot 6. The extended portion 11 in fact overlies the slot 6, for the purpose of preventing 95 one end of the slide from working into the slot in case one end should be in advance of the other. By moving the slide 8, the size of the loop may be regulated.

The garter thus formed is now ready for use, and in using it, it is passed around the leg and then the end bearing the clasp 4 is drawn through the 100 12 and fastened to the sock. The garter t en has the position shown in Figure 4. The elasticity of the body portion renders the garter comfortable to wear and yet holds it to the leg so that there is no danger of its becoming loose and slipping down. The metal slide '8, it will be observed, while determining the size of 110 the loop, determines the efiective length of the garter,and it can be readily adjusted I am aware that garters of this type are not broadly new. Certain of them have small slots which take the place of the loop and on applying or removing these garters with the small slots, considerable difliculty is experienced in passing the clasp end into and out of the slot. On the other hand, the large loop '12 presents no difiiculty of this kind. In other forms there is a positive fastening means at the end of the loop'where the body portion passes therethrough. In the present instance there is no such fastening means, since none is necessary,- the whole adjustment being effected in the present instance, as stated before, by adjusting the size of the loop.

In Figure 6, I have shown a modified form of the device in which the body portion 1 has'two straps 3 and 3 holding two clasps 4 and 4 respectively, for the purpose of allowing two attachments to the sock when that is desired. In this form of the device one of the straps 3 or 3 is passed through the loop 12 (the particular strap passing through the-loop depending upon whether the garter is being worn upon the right leg or the left leg) While the other strap does not pass through the loop, but extends directly downwardly from the garter to the sock. In both of theseforms the operation of adjusting the garter is preciselythe same, the only difference being the extra support.

I claim:

1. A washable garter comprising a resilient fabric body portion having reenforced ends, a clasp member secured to one of said reenforced ends, a pair ofslots carried by the other reenforced end and extending transversely ofthe longitudinal axis of the garter, said last named slotsbeing arranged to receive the body portion whereby a loop is formed, a slidable stop member for determining the size of the loop, the end of the garter bearing the clasp being adapted to pass through said loop.

2. A washable garter comprising a resilient fabric body portion, a clasp member secured to one end of "said body portion, said body portion being provided with a pair of slots near the opposite end extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of the garter, said slots being arranged to receive the end of the body portion bearing the clasp, whereby a loop is formed, and a slidable stop member for regulating the size of the loop. 1

3. A washable garter comprising a resilient fabric body portion, a clasp member secured to one end of said body portion, said body portion being provided with a pair of slots near the opposite end extending transversely of thelongitudinal axis of the garter, said slots being arranged vto receive the end of the body portion bearing the clasp, whereby a loop is formed, and a slidable stop member for regulating the size of the loop,-s'aid stop member having a portion arranged to extend over one of said slots when the-garter is in use.

EDWARD CHARLES B-LOMEYER; 

